Energy efficiency testing for radio & telecoms equipment
Due to the growing number of international energy efficiency standards TRaC are now offering a range of Energy Efficiency Testing services.
The main focus of the services cover the following Legislation
- Code of Conduct on the Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment
- California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Regulations
- Australian and New Zealand Energy Performance Requirements for External Power Supplies
With our vast expertise in the broadband/wireless arena TRaC are uniquely placed to provide a cost effective and efficient service covering the Code of Conduct on the Energy Consumption of Broadband Equipment and covers all types of CPE, home network and network infrastructure devices. The document includes a series of tiered requirements starting on 1st July 2009.
This legislation requires all features of the equipment to be exercised and defines power limits for numerous operating modes including Off-State or no load conditions. Each function of the device must be operated and a full profile of the power footprint obtained.
Example CPE Power Footprint:
VDSL gateway with 4 Ethernet-ports, 2 USB ports and 2 FXS-ports:
Tier 2010:
- 0,3 W in CPE-off-state
- 7,2 W in CPE-low power state: (3 W + 1,4 W (4-port-Ethernet-switch) + 0,3 W*2 (2 USB ports) + 2* 1,1 W (2 FXS ports))
- 10,8 W in CPE-on-state: (6 W + 2 W (4-port-switch) + 2*0,3 W (2 USB-ports) + 2* 1,1W (2 FXS ports))
The California Energy Commission Appliance Efficiency Regulations defines efficiency and no-load power requirements for External Power Supplies, Compact Audio Equipment, Televisions and DVD Players/Recorders. This legislation first came into force on 1st January 2006 with External Power Supplies being added 1st July 2008.
The Australian and New Zealand Energy Performance Requirements for External Power Supplies comes into force on 1st April 2009 and requires all external power supplies within the scope of the legislation to comply with on-load and efficiency requirements. This legislation also requires registration of all external power supplies and details the enforcement procedures.
As the AS/NZS regulations are harmonized with the California Energy Regulations TRaC are able to offer a single report covering these requirements.
